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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      18,162</td>
<td class="r data">      13,171</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,613</td>
<td class="r data">       6,118</td>
<td class="r data">    80.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,549</td>
<td class="r data">       7,053</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      22,110</td>
<td class="r data">      15,032</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,492</td>
<td class="r data">       7,252</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,618</td>
<td class="r data">       7,780</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      23,975</td>
<td class="r data">      15,178</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,498</td>
<td class="r data">       7,496</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">      13,477</td>
<td class="r data">       7,682</td>
<td class="r data">    57.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      24,210</td>
<td class="r data">      14,594</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,870</td>
<td class="r data">       7,510</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,340</td>
<td class="r data">       7,084</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,501</td>
<td class="r data">      13,416</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">      10,676</td>
<td class="r data">       7,054</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,825</td>
<td class="r data">       6,362</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      21,992</td>
<td class="r data">      11,883</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">      10,221</td>
<td class="r data">       6,357</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,771</td>
<td class="r data">       5,526</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      18,932</td>
<td class="r data">      10,367</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,248</td>
<td class="r data">       5,703</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,684</td>
<td class="r data">       4,664</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      13,300</td>
<td class="r data">       7,621</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">       6,780</td>
<td class="r data">       4,325</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,520</td>
<td class="r data">       3,296</td>
<td class="r data">    50.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,112</td>
<td class="r data">       2,865</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,714</td>
<td class="r data">       1,696</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,398</td>
<td class="r data">       1,169</td>
<td class="r data">    48.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         508</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      18,119</td>
<td class="r data">      13,150</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
<td class="r data">       7,584</td>
<td class="r data">       6,105</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,535</td>
<td class="r data">       7,045</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      22,065</td>
<td class="r data">      15,008</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,460</td>
<td class="r data">       7,231</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,605</td>
<td class="r data">       7,777</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      23,931</td>
<td class="r data">      15,160</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,475</td>
<td class="r data">       7,481</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">      13,456</td>
<td class="r data">       7,679</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      24,158</td>
<td class="r data">      14,579</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,840</td>
<td class="r data">       7,498</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">      13,318</td>
<td class="r data">       7,081</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,458</td>
<td class="r data">      13,398</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">      10,648</td>
<td class="r data">       7,039</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,810</td>
<td class="r data">       6,359</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      21,956</td>
<td class="r data">      11,864</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">      10,195</td>
<td class="r data">       6,339</td>
<td class="r data">    62.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,761</td>
<td class="r data">       5,525</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      18,896</td>
<td class="r data">      10,350</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,227</td>
<td class="r data">       5,690</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,669</td>
<td class="r data">       4,660</td>
<td class="r data">    48.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      13,266</td>
<td class="r data">       7,604</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">       6,756</td>
<td class="r data">       4,310</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,510</td>
<td class="r data">       3,294</td>
<td class="r data">    50.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,109</td>
<td class="r data">       2,865</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,713</td>
<td class="r data">       1,696</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,396</td>
<td class="r data">       1,169</td>
<td class="r data">    48.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         508</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    90.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">   100.0</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">   100.0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">   100.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    92.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    35.5</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    38.2</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    26.5</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    34.6</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    24.0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    23.8</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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